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Eastern and Southern Africa project Coordination and management




East and Southern Africa Steering Committee ToR and Membership

1 project with 2 systems: Maize-based & Rice-based systems

1. Constitute Project Steering & Technical Committee 15 March
Role of Committe:
  • Science guidance
  • Approval of workplan & budget
  • Oversee coordination between project components & partners
  • Overseeing M&E
  • Advise biannual reports to USAID
  • Decide on members (need to include Malawi)
  • Reports directly to USAID (communicates to Program Coordinating Team)

Proposed Members:
  • MAFC TZ,
  • CGIAR (8): IITA, AfricaRice, CIMMYT, CIAT, ICRISAT, ILRI, ICRAF, AVRDC
  • Secretary: Project Coordinator (non voting)
  • USAID: Jerry Glover
  • Convening Chair: to be determined by DG IITA

Project liason to USAID Missions: Suzanne Poland
[Note: Stakeholder committee: Role to be determined; Private sector, NGOs, ASARECA, CCARDESA, farmers orgs, etc]

Meetings:
  • Meet in person at least once per year;
  • A few representatives will attend annual Program Coordination Team
  • Meet virtually at least quarterly

2. Project documents:
  • Call for Jump Start proposals: 15 Feb
  • Sub-contracts on jump start projects. 15 March
  • Concept note(s): 30 March
    • Jump start projects spelled out
    • Needs new intro to refer to Program (Africa RISING) purpose, outcomes, & coordination
    • IITA, AfricaRice starts the process then hands off to partners
    • Revised by writing team
  • Workplan thru Sept 2012: 15 March
  • Project Budget thru Sept 2012: 15 April
  • Sub-contracts based on activities: 30 April

3. Research design - driven by concdpt note writing team for the region but aims at hormonization across regions (suggested: Snapp, Bruno, Dixon, David Harris, Joseph Rusike, Jerry, AVRDC, ILRI, Bekele,................)

4. Early wins: review process; funding contracts, etc.

5. Communication strategy within & across....start wth Addis points and move on....

6. Activity:
  • coordinate funding of Research Approach Team with other projects (17 Feb budgeted)
  • hire staff, purchase equipment,
  • sub-contracts (

Minutes of the PCC meetings: